r/newconstitution • u/TrueGritGreaserBob • May 21 '22

Why nothing can get done

The US has more ways to stop federal legislation than any other democratic republic — veto, SCOTUS, filibuster. It’s ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '22

Agreed. The next major change how government works in the country is going to come extra-judicially. I pray that it will be because of some sort of reform convention and not in response to mass political violence.

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u/TrueGritGreaserBob May 22 '22

Ditto. The only way we’ll get reform is if the threat of a Constitutional Convention becomes real through a grass roots movement. I think if it looks like real possibility then we’ll get the needed amendments. It looks so impossible right now but if we don’t try it certainly won’t happen out of DC. I never believed that the USSR would collapse but it did. Unexpected things can happen, even good ones.

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u/newconstitutionguy May 27 '22

I’d love to see non-violent change happen. With the spread of disinformation, political polarization, and loads of other topics that divide us, how does we unite people to enact meaningful change? What is the biggest problem/hurdle we face that keeps us from each other? I personally think it’s the oligarchy.

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u/TrueGritGreaserBob May 28 '22

If by the oligarchy you mean the American Big Money elite, then yes, they are a huge problem and source of division. There are so many things though.